- Talk that Mark Howe (a Flyers scout) is also in attendance in Minnesota today. Sounds like a full house. Could be just taking in an NHL game before the WCHA Finals tonight in the same building a couple hours after the game.- Guy Boucher <3's Textbook Thompson- Couturier - Jordan Staal/Pete Mahovlich mold and upside. Should end up being a very good 2nd line center in this league.

Heatley comes off the books same offseason Giroux and Schenn come up for RFA and Brierre doesn't come off till year after.

Either way, Brierre is going to have to be moved/bought out at some point. Funny thing is, Minnesota would probably buy him out too just because they don't have a ton of money to throw around cap wise either moving forward.

I don't think so. I think they have a good base for the roster and I think Yzerman has done a good job. There are some holes and some weak points...he's actively addressing them (obviously winning Sustr is viewed as "good" at this point). VL4 is beloved by Tampa Bay and is huge in the community. If he gets bought out, you might as well just move the team, he's the cornerstone of that franchise even if MSL is a better player.

I think they just need a coach that isn't so technically and defensively demanding. Let the offense loose a little bit and I think you'll see some results. Yzerman has a pretty good thing going there. I think, with a good coaching hire, between this deadline and the offseason, he can make a pretty formidable roster. And he's got goaltending help on the way with Vasilevski if Lindback doesn't turn out, which we won't know for a little bit still...he's got potential...get a new goalie coach too while you're shuffling the deck...

I don't think we see any rash moves in Tampa Bay, to be honest. The organization is generally pleased with the direction they're heading. They just need a new voice with different ideas...